For several years now the City of Marseille has been pursuing a strategy based on economic development, urban renovation and social cohesion, in an effort to achieve the following objectives:

-To improve the economic environment and urban quality in order to encourage the creation and establishment of businesses and activities on Marseille’s territory.

- To support the emergence of innovative businesses and sectors, as well as the development of metropolitan functions to place Marseille on a regional and Southern European scale.

- To support the development and reinforce the scientific and academic potential of the City.

- To mobilise local resources and partnerships with a view to working towards a solution to a central concern: employment growth.

Steering the local economy towards sectors of excellence while conserving a local economy has allowed the building of a great diversity of economic activities, a factor offering resistance to the economic crisis.

The City of Marseille has launched a new policy to increase its general attractiveness and help its conglomeration become one of the greatest European cities in terms of economic influence.

The attractiveness of the city can be seen witnessed a little more every day thanks to the multiplicity of labels (such as French Tech, etc.) and rewards, as well as the hosting and organisation of large events, reinforcing the position of Marseille as a land of the future